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Government of India in line with its ‘Make in India’ initiative, constituted a task force to examine various issues that are causing worries for the domestic medical device sector.    

Further based on the recommendations made by the said task force regarding the rationalization of custom duty structure so as to promote domestic manufacturing of medical devices, GOI has come up with the notifications 4/2016-Cus dated 19.01.2016 by amending serial number 473 and 474 of Notification...

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CBEC with an intention to appropriately administer the tax collection has introduced Annual Information Return (AIR) under Central Excise and Service tax provisions. Presently the system of AIR is being used extensively under Income tax and now the same being extended under indirect tax regime as well.    

Vide notification no.04/2016 dated 15.02.2016, CBEC has introduced Service Tax and Central Excise (Furnishing of Annual Information Return) Rules,...

World economy over last few years has been very sluggish and more so Indian economy. The impact on Indian economy could be witnessed in the form of declining exports from India. This requires stimulus from government in one way or another.   

One way of reducing burden of tax on export has been to grant refund of service tax under Notification No. 41/2012-ST on services used in relation to export of goods outside India. The refund was allowed in relation to taxable services used beyond...

Credit of duty paid on outdoor catering services provided for employees of factory is eligible. (Visteon Powertrain Control Systems (P) Ltd. 2016 (41) S.T.R. 168 (Mad.)

• Background: Credit on outdoor catering disallowed contending that amendment in the definition of input service restricting credit on outdoor catering service is applicable prior to 1.4.2011.
• Issue: Whether credit of duty paid outdoor catering services is eligible to assessee?
• Decision: Outdoor catering services...